A visit to the Elim Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Elim Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elim Cemetery:
31.0930, -86.8694
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elim Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Elim Cemetery is located in Escambia County<2>.
The county seat for Escambia County is located in Brewton. Brewton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Elim Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elim Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Elim Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elim Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sam McGowin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sam McGowin Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam McGowin Cemetery
- Still Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Still Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- May Creek Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mancill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mancill Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancill Cemetery
- Foshee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Foshee Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foshee Cemetery
- McGowin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McGowin Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowin Cemetery
- Fuqua Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fuqua Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua Cemetery
- McGowin Ferry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The McGowin Ferry Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowin Ferry Cemetery
- Rock Creek Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Weaver Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Sellersville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Sellersville Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersville Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Hoomesville Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brantley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Brantley Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley Cemetery
- McLellan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The McLellan Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLellan Cemetery
- Hobbs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Hobbs Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Cemetery
- Bradley Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Bradley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Old Bradley Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bradley Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Elim Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elim Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Roberts
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Belandville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
- Bradley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bradley is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Riverview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Brewton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Brewton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Johnsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Brooklyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Otahite ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Otahite is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
- Wing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wing is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Falco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Falco is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falco
- Castleberry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Nymph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Nymph is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nymph
- Paul
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paul is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Pollard
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pollard is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Jay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jay is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <5>
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta has also been known as:
- Old Sparta
- Cannon Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon Town is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Town
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Mount Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Hammac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hammac is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Elim Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Escambia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elim Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brewton
- Jay
- Jay lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Elim Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jay.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Sparta - Historic
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Elim Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Escambia County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Elim Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #161664 (Elim Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #161664 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Escambia
- Est. Elev: 59 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Parker Springs
- Location given for Elim Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.0929557 Lon: -86.8694074
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Escambia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elim Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |